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Closing the Achievement Gap from an International Perspective Transforming STEM for Effective Education /

In a changing world that demands new skills, a vital concern of public education is the gap in academic performance between low- and high-achieving students. There is no excuse for the achievement gaps that persist among poor and minority students in schools today. All students can succeed at high l...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Clark, Julia V. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
Subjects:
Science education.
Mathematics—Study and teaching .
Teaching.
Science Education.
Mathematics Education.
Teaching and Teacher Education.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4357-1
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Table of Contents:
  • PREFACE, Edmund W. Gordon
  • Introduction, Julia V. Clark
  • Closing the Achievement Gap: A Systemic View, Linda Darling Hammond
  • Teacher Qualification and Achievement Gap: A Cross-National Analysis of 50 Countries, Motoko Akiba and Guodong Lang
  • SECTION TWO: NORTH AMERICA
  • Addressing the Achievement Gap in the United States, Julia V. Clark
  • Closing the Science, Mathematics, and Reading Gaps from a Canadian Perspective, Larry D.Yore, Leslee Francis Pelton, Brian W. Neill, Tim W. Pelton, John Anderson, and Todd M. Milford
  • Achievement Gap in Mexico-Present Situation and Outlook, Armando Sanchez Martinez
  • SECTION THREE: SOUTH AMERICA
  • Racial Achievement Gaps in Another America: Discussing Schooling, Outcomes and Affirmative Action in Brazil, Marcos A. Rangel and Ricardo A. Madeiria
  • SECTION IV:  EUROPE
  • Narrowing the Achievement Gap:  Policy and Practice in England 1997-2010
  • Geoff Whitty and Jake Anders
  • The Achievement Gap in Science and Mathematics: A Turkish Perspective, Mustafa Sami Topcu
  • SECTION FIVE: ASIA
  • Achievement Gap in China, Gaoming Zhang and Yong Zhao
  • Employing a Socio-historical Perspective for Understanding the Impact of Ideology and Policy in Educational Achievement in the Republic of Korea, Sonya N. Martin, Seung-Urn Choe, Chan-Jong Kim, Youngsun Kwak
  • Closing the Achievement Gap in Singapore, Jason TAN
  • SECTION SIX: AFRICA
  • Equity Deferred: South African Schooling Two Decades into Democracy, Nick Taylor and Johan Muller
  • SECTION SEVEN: AUSTRALIA
  • Securing STEM Pathways for Australian high school students from lower SES localities, Debra Panizzon
  • The Road to Excellence: Promoting Equality and Equity to Close the Achievement Gap Worldwide, Julia V. Clark.

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